The haunting echoes of spirits in the complicated way of. The exciting world of ghosts and spirits has complexly woven itself into our stories, both personal and shared. Whether found in Shakespeare’s Hamlet or in our own memories, these ghostly figures hold deep meaning, shaping how we see the world ourselves. These are not only spooky tales and superstitions, they represent a cultural and spiritual aspect of our lives that help guide us through reflection, acceptance, and understanding. Ghosts often appear as symbols of unresolved issues, just like the ghost of Denmark in Hamlet, Hamlet’s father’s ghost for example, symbolized betrayal and injustice, which pushed Hamlet to grapple with the questions of revenge and morality. Similarly, in…show more content… What if they support us more than we know? In the book that I’ve been reading, titled ‘’Sing Unburied Sing,” there is a spirit of a man named Given. His spirit follows a main character in the book, who is named Leonie. Tracing back to the conversations between me and my book talk group, many of us came to the agreement that Given was a reflection of Leonie’s emotions; the inner-dialogue, the person who could always support her decisions despite her being a bad mother, a mentally bothered woman, and someone who doesn’t always make the brightest decisions moving forward. Said by one of my friends Eliza, “I don’t think she can bounce back from her decisions”, but my friend Dior begs to differ. She believes that because of Leonie’s brother’s spirit, Given, continuously shows up to support her decisions that there’s a chance she could bounce back, but it would take a long time for her to do so. Although Given is a reflection of Leonie’s guilty conscience, he encourages her to stop doing the drugs that she currently does and motivates her to become a better mother to the children she has, who are named Jojo and
